Tayo, a seasoned pharmacist and General Secretary of the Nigerian Academy of Pharmacy, will be honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award, while, Abubakar will receive the Special Recognition Award for the Pauper Fund, which provides medical assistance to the less-privileged in the society.

These and other recognitions are being done after a rigorous selection by the NHEA jury and voting by the public.

According to NHEA Advisory Board Chairman, Dr. Anthony Omolola, “we used international recognised standards and criteria to evaluate our nominees before presenting them to the public to vote for anyone of their choice.”

“We are confident that those, who will receive special recognitions and the winners of the medical, pharmaceutical and bio-medical award categories will, no doubt, continue to be motivators and positive influencers to drive the healthcare,”he said.

Omolola added that the two newly introduced categories are testaments of the determination of the organisers to continuously improve and expand the scope to accommodate more stakeholders, who are making unique contributions to care giving in Nigeria.

Safecare Facilities of the Year and Healthcare Media Excellence Award (Online) are the two newly introduced categories.

The award is organised by Global Health Project and Resources (GHPR), in collaboration with Anadach, United States (US).